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+Hi!
+Nice of you to pop by.
+
+==========================================================================
+
+Slackware 10.x replacement rc scripts by Alien.
+
+==========================================================================
+
+PREFACE:
+If you were looking for the 'http://sox.homeip.net/slackware-10.1.IHWhqM'
+URL, a word of advice. The rc.inet1 script that I put up there is still
+available in the subdirectory 'slackware-10.1.IHWhqM' that you'll find
+above.
+However, Pat Volkerding was not happy with the fact that this particular
+script breaks compatibility with older rc.inet1.conf configuration files.
+Therefore, I re-designed the pair of scripts: rc.inet1 and rc.wireless
+so that their configuration files (rc.inet1.conf and rc.wireless
+respectively) remain compatible with the stock Slackware versions.
+The new scripts that you will find here, have much more functionality
+than my first attempts (still kept for reference in the
+slackware-10.1.IHWhqM directory).
+
+So, read on for all the info you'll need about this new stuff......
+
+==========================================================================
+
+NETWORK CARD CONFIGURATION:
+A major complaint with wireless network cards, is that Slackware's
+network configuration does not allow for other interfaces than eth0,
+eth1, etc...
+
+My replacement scripts work fine for network interfaces with other names
+than eth0, etc1, ..... For instance, you can use them if you have a
+wireless interface called wlan0, or ath0, or ra0.
+
+You will need the set of rc.inet1* and rc.wireless* together - you must
+upgrade them all at once (well the *.conf files may stay the same if you
+are still using the stock Slackware scripts).
+
+These new rc scripts will offer support for arbitrary network interface
+names, but also support for WPA encryption using wpa_supplicant.
+For WPA support you must of course install wpa_supplicant too, but
+the sources, build script and Slackware package can be found under
+
+http://sox.homeip.net/slackware/slackbuilds/wpa_supplicant/
+
+Put your WPAPSK (the WPA pre-shared key) in '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
+together with other wireless settings
+- look at '/etc/wpa_supplicant.sample' for inspiration.
+
+>>> WEP encryption, naturally, is still supported, like before. <<<
+
+The rc.wireless script must only be run by the rc.inet1 script,
+it is not meant to be run directly by you, the user.
+
+So, to start your wlan0 interface, you run:
+  # /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 wlan0_start
+and to restart the interface (i.e. stop, and then start again) you do:
+  # /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 wlan0_restart
+Look at the bottom of rc.inet1.conf for examples of the (many new)
+parameters you can configure for your interfaces.
+
+I would like to receive your comments on how they work for you, so that
+they can hopefully be incorporated into Slackware 11 eventually.
+
+You can contact me in Freenode IRC in ##slackware.
+Look out for alien_ or aloon.
+
+Eric Hameleers <alien -at- sox -dot- homeip -dot- net> / 28-apr-2005 /
+
+==========================================================================